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© copyright 2005 Anheuser-Busch
The Anheuser-Busch FellowsCelebrating a New Generation of Asian Pacific American Leaders
1995-2005
© copyright 2005 Anheuser-Busch
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production: niwa public relations
design: hoon lee
The Anheuser-Busch Fellows
Celebrating a New Generation of Asian Pacific American Leaders
1995-2005
August A. Busch III, Chairman of the Board, Anheuser-Busch Companies ac-
cepts the Bridge Builder Award from Secretary of Transportation Norman Y.
Mineta at the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium’s (NAPALC)
7th Annual American Courage Awards in Washington, D.C. in 2003.
Left to right: Steven A. Busch, Congressman Michael M. Honda (D-CA), the
Chair of Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) and
August A. Busch III.
FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, AUGUST A. BUSCH IIIAt Anheuser-Busch, we celebrate the contributions of the Asian Pacific
American (APA) communities by supporting programs that help develop
the next generation of leadership. Anheuser-Busch created its first APA
fellowship 10 years ago. Since then, we have awarded over 150 fellows and
scholars working closely with 13 APA organizations nationwide. We hope
our fellowships will inspire emerging talent through recognition and intro-
ductions to Asian American mentors who can help show the way.
I hope you are as proud as we are of the achievements these fellows have made so far. We look forward to watching their success as we continue to expand our programs and broaden our partnership with these APA organi-zations.
Anheuser-Busch is pleased to publish this book as a resource for finding
opportunities and young talent in the APA community.
August A. Busch III
Chairman of the Board
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
00.01
00.02
TABLE OF CONTENTS
From David L. Kim 00.03
A Legacy Of Leadership: Where Are They Now? 00.04
Anheuser-Busch AALDEF Legal Fellow 01.05
Anheuser-Busch APAWLI Fellows 02.07
Anheuser-Busch March Fong Eu Community Fellowships 03.09
Anheuser-Busch Frank Horton Fellowships 04.10
Anheuser-Busch JASC Scholars 05.15
Anheuser-Busch Leadership In Action Summer Interns 06.17
Anheuser-Busch Ang Lee Fellows 07.20
Anheuser-Busch Norman Y. Mineta Fellows 08.24
Anheuser-Busch NAPABA Law Foundation Presidential Scholars 09.29
The Thomas Tang National Moot Court Competition Winners 09.36
Anheuser-Busch NAPALC Fellows 10.39
Anheuser-Busch Nihonmachi Fellows 11.42
Anheuser-Busch Smithsonian Internship 12.44
Anheuser-Busch Minoru Yasui Memorial Law School Scholarships 13.45
Directory Of Partnering Organizations 14.53
FROM DAVID L. KIMWhen each of the Anheuser-Busch Fellows was selected, we were already proud
of their accomplishments in their academic careers. We wanted to find a way to
encourage and distinguish these outstanding young adults as they started their
professional lives. The Anheuser-Busch fellowships are designed to provide op-
portunities, frequently placing these young people in elite positions within gov-
ernment or institutions where they are given prestigious assignments providing
them the access and exposure that will jump start their careers.
This book is an opportunity to look back at the work the fellows have performed
after their fellowships. Within these pages, you will meet an attorney who is
combating anti-Asian hate crimes in the aftermath of September 11th, a counter-
terrorism expert who is negotiating international agreements, a filmmaker who
was honored at the Cannes International Film Festival and a fellow elected to
the Hawaii State Legislature. These are just a few of the fellows our communities
can be proud of.
The theme behind these fellows is their commitment to continue to use their edu-
cation and skills to foster a new generation of leaders. Many are teachers or admin-
istrators in higher education. Others are officers of Asian Pacific American profes-
sional organizations and are mentoring the next class of Anheuser-Busch Fellows.
The Anheuser-Busch fellowship program has been a success over the past decade.
We look forward to celebrating their future accomplishments as they continue
their promising careers.
David L. Kim
Director of Sales Development and Community Relations
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
00.03
00.04
Mariju Bofill, 1999 A-B Norman Y. Mineta Fellow, 1999 NAPABA Law Foundation Presidential ScholarBofill is the Special Assistant to the Acting Assistant
Secretary of International Organization Affairs at the
Department of State in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Soo Young Chin, 1998 A-B APAWLI FellowDr. Chin has written Bearing Witness: Exorcism, Death,
& the Law which will be published in an anthropology
of Korean American Religions and Spirituality. She is the
Director of Development, Korean Health, Education,
Information & Research Center.
Vida Gosrisirikul, 1996 A-B NAPABA Law Foundation Presidential ScholarGosrisirikul is a shareholder of the law firm Mondero Rim
D’Souza & Gosrisirikul, Ltd.
Dany Khy, 2001 A-B Frank Horton FellowKhy is the Communications Assistant for Congresswoman
Betty McCollum (MN-04) in Washington, D.C.
Sin Yen Ling, 2000-2002 A-B AALDEF Legal FellowLing was chosen by National Pacific American Bar
Association (NAPABA) as one of the Best Lawyers
Under 40. Ling also received the New York County
Lawyers’ Associatons’ Public Service Award and the
Joseph Minsky Young Lawyers Award at the American
Immigration Lawyers Association’s Annual Conference in
New Orleans.
Scott Nishimoto, 1997 A-B Frank Horton FellowNisimoto was elected to the Hawaii State Legislature as a
representative for Hawaii’s 21st District: Honolulu, Hawaii
in 2002 and re-elected in 2003.
Puoy K. Premsrirut, 1998 A-B Minoru Yasui ScholarPremsrirut was appointed by the Board of County
Commissioners for the office of Member, Justice of the
Peace Judicial Selection Committee. She was named one
of the Most Influential Business Women in Southern Nevada
2002 by In Business Las Vegas.
Gautam Rana, 1998 A-B NAPALC FellowRana is currently a diplomat with the State Department sta-
tioned in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Michael Sandoval, 1998 A-B Ang Lee FellowSandoval’s film, The Good Son, was accepted at the 2003
Berlin International Film Festival.
Anurag Varma, 1996 A-B Minoru Yasui FellowVarma is a civil rights attorney at the law firm of Conlon,
Frantz, Phelan & Pires, LLP, representing over 25,000
African-American farmers across 35 states in their $1 billion
racial discrimination class action lawsuit and settlement
against the Department of Agriculture. Varma also serves
as Washington, D.C. counsel and lobbyist for the American
Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), the
nation’s largest ethnic medical association.
A LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
0101. ANHEUSER-BUSCH AALDEF LEGAL FELLOW
AALDEF: NEW YORK, NY[ Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund ]
Founded in 1974, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
(AALDEF) is the first legal rights organization on the East Coast serving Asian
Americans. Founded by a group of lawyers, law students and community ac-
tivists who believed that the law should be used as a tool to achieve social
and economic justice for Asian Americans and all Americans, AALDEF aims to
build an Asian American community that is informed and active in American
civic life. Among its ongoing projects, AALDEF combats Anti-Asian violence
through advocacy and legal representation, is a leading advocate in the fight
against sweatshops and illegal work conditions and defends the rights of im-
migrants and low-income tenants. AALDEF has facilitated access to the demo-
cratic process by securing bilingual election materials for Chinese American
voters in New York under the federal Voting Rights Act, and was instrumental
in the the efforts to secure redress for the 120,000 Japanese Americans who
were unjustly interned in American concentration camps during World War II.
2000-2002 Sin Yen Ling
01.05
Anheuser-Busch presents a
$25,000 donation to AALDEF
to support the A-B AALDEF
Legal Fellowship on Febru-
ary 25, 2002 at Piers 60, Chel-
sea Piers in New York City.
Left to right; David L. Kim, Director of Sales Development and Community Re-
lations, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Ed Fitzmaurice, Vice President and General
Manager, Anheuser-Busch Sales of New York, Inc., Fred Korematsu, 2002 Jus-
tice in Action Award Recipient and Sin Yen Ling, A-B AALDEF Legal Fellow.
01.06
SIN YEN LING
Ling was chosen by NAPABA as one of the Best
Lawyers Under 40 in 2002. As the awardee of
the Anheuser-Busch Asian American Legal
Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) fellow-
ship, Ling found not only an opportunity to
help the community, but a permanent posi-
tion with the agency. The fellowship was in-
strumental in building a community response
around Wen Ho Lee — a case that has pushed
the Asian Pacific American community to con-
front issues of criminal justice and to open
dialogue with communities of color for the
first time around racial profiling. With con-
tinued support from Anheuser-Busch in 2001,
Ling developed a Youth Rights project that
provided legal assistance to one of the most
underserved communities in New York City.
The project challenged laws and policies that
have contributed to racial profiling of Asian
American youth. It also empowered and edu-
cated Asian American youth about the impor-
tance of knowing their rights and to challenge
the negative image of youth generated by the
media and public officials. Ling is a staff at-
torney for AALDEF.
n [data]
year awarded: 2000
SIN YEN LING
“With Anheuser-Busch’s support,
I have provided legal assistance to
victims of anti-Asian violence and
police misconduct. I have expanded
AALDEF’s outreach beyond New
York City into areas with a growing
population of Asian Americans. The
Anheuser-Busch fellowship made it
all possible,” says Ling.
0202. ANHEUSER-BUSCH APAWLI FELLOWS
APAWLI: LA MESA, CA[ Asian Pacific American Women’s Leadership Institute ]
The Asian Pacific American Women’s Leadership Institute (APAWLI) is the
only national non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing and enrich-
ing leadership skills for Asian American and Pacific Island women leaders.
APAWLI’s mission is to address the challenges facing us and to nurture
trusteeship within our communities by expanding leadership capacity,
fostering awareness of Asian American and Pacific Island issues, creat-
ing a supportive network of Asian American and Pacific Island women and
strengthening community.
1998 Dr. Soo Young Chin
1997 Marie Falefitu Ma’o
1996 Yvonne Yin-Hung Lee
02.07
DR. SOO-YOUNG CHIN
DR. SOO-YOUNG CHIN
Soo-Young Chin, Ph.D. is a cultural anthropologist who
received her doctorate in Human Development & Aging
from University of California, San Francisco (1990) and
did a post-doctorate fellowship in Culture & Mental Health
at the University of Chicago (1994). Dr. Chin was on fac-
ulty at San Jose State University (1991-1993) and at the
University of Southern California (1995-2000). She was
Director of the Korean American Museum (2000-2001) be-
fore she started working as a nonprofit development and
legal consultant. She consults for nonprofit health and arts
organizations and is an expert witness for criminal and
civil cases involving Asian and Asian American cultures.
Dr. Chin also teaches one class a year at Ponoma, Scripps
or UCLA, and is a Co-Principle Investigator for a study
on Health Disparities among Korean American Women in
Breast Cancer Re-Screening funded by the BCRP (Breast
Cancer Research Program), and a study on Eastern v.
Western methods of Smoking Cessation funded by AANCART
(Asian American Network of Cancer Awareness, Research
& Training—NIH Funded). Dr. Chin is preparing two manu-
scripts for publication. She has written Bearing Witness:
Exorcism, Death & the Law which will be published in an
anthology of Korean American Religions & Spirituality. She
is the Director of Development, Korean Health, Education,
Information & Research Center, 2002-present.
n [data]
year awarded: 1998
university of chicago,
class of 1994
02.08
0303. ANHEUSER-BUSCH MARCH FONG EU COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIPS
The Anheuser-Busch March Fong Eu Community Fellowship was created in 1998
to encourage leadership in the Asian American community. The fellowship is
named after March Fong Eu, the former U.S. Ambassador to Micronesia and
former Secretary of State of California, making her the first Asian American
woman ever elected to a state constitutional office in the United States.
APEX: LOS ANGELES, CA[ Asian Professional Exchange ]
The Asian Professional Exchange (APEX) is an organization of Southern
California professionals that raise awareness of the Asian American community
through philanthropic service, networking opportunities and organizing cul-
tural events.
DAREN R. MOOKO
Mooko is a fourth generation Japanese American
who serves as the Director of the Asian American
Resource Center at Pomona College in Claremont,
California. During his tenure, Mooko had the
distinction of initiating an inter-collegiate de-
partment of Asian American Studies at Pomona
College. This was the first department of its kind
to be established at a liberal arts institution. Very
active in the community, he also serves on the
Board of Advisors for the Midwest Asian American
Student Union where he advises student leaders in
the Midwest region on matters of leadership devel-
opment, ethnic identity and organizational devel-
opment. Mooko earned his Bachelor’s degree from
San Diego State University and a Master’s degree
in Higher Education at the University of Vermont.
n [data]
year awarded: 1998
university of vermont
JENNIFER YEE
Yee is a lecturer in education at UCLA and a con-
sultant on mentoring, intercultural communica-
tion, organizational culture and transformation.
For over ten years, she worked in higher educa-
tion at CSU Long Beach, Stanford, NYU, UCLA and
Mount St. Mary’s College. As the A-B March Fong
Eu Community Fellow, Yee proposed and co-found-
ed the APEX Mentoring Program and has matched
more than 200 APA college students with mentors.
During her fellowship, Yee met some extraordinari-
ly courageous people who inspired her research on
APA activists and their mentoring relationships.
“The fellowship opened my eyes to community
issues and the need for mentoring to foster a com-
mitment to democracy and social justice among
APA’s,” Yee says.
n [data]
year awarded: 1997
university of california,
class of 2001
1998 Daren R. Mooko
1997 Jennifer Yee
03.09
04. ANHEUSER-BUSCH FRANK HORTON FELLOWSThe late former Congressman Frank Horton played a leading role in designat-
ing May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. In honor of his effort, the
Anheuser-Busch Frank Horton Fellowship Program selects a college graduate
who has demonstrated a commitment to the Asian Pacific American com-
munity and seeks to pursue a career in public policy. The Fellowship places a
graduate in an office of a Member of Congress, a federal agency or a nonprofit
public policy organization.
“I was proud to take part in the Anheuser-Busch Fellowship. I am pleased that
Anheuser-Busch has established the fellowship for young Asian Pacific Americans
making it beneficial for young leaders to succeed.”
— The late former Congressman Frank Horton
APAICS: WASHINGTON, D.C.[ Asian Pacific Institute for Congressional Studies ]
APAICS is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, educational organization that increases the
participation of Asian Pacific Americans in the public policy making process at
the national, state, and local levels. APAICS was founded in 1995 by Secretary
of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta and includes other nationally known Asian
Pacific American leaders in business, government and community circles.
“APA political empowerment. Filling the political pipeline. These are the main
goals of APAICS. Anheuser-Busch has supported one of APAICS’ key programs—
the Frank Horton Fellowship—and we are already seeing the fruits of our invest-
ment. The very first Horton Fellow, Scott Nishimoto, has been elected to the
Hawaii House of Representatives. Without Anheuser-Busch’s partnership, APAICS
would not be able to assist in the bourgeoning interest of the APA community to
be civically involved.”
— Daphne Kwok, Executive Director of APAICS
2004 Jennifer Yang
2003 Umair Khan
2002 Elizabeth Lee
2001 Dany Khy
2000 Cynthia Marasigan
1999 Penny Thuy Trieu
1998 Stephanie Yu
1997 Scott Nishimoto
04 04.10
UMAIR KHAN
Khan graduated from Cornell University
with a B.A. in Government and Near
Eastern Studies. He served as the
A-B Frank Horton Fellow in the office of
Congressman Michael M. Honda (D-CA),
the Chair of Congressional Asian Pacific
American Caucus (CAPAC). As a fellow,
Khan was part of a team that assisted in
institutionalizing the Congressional Asian
Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC). He was
responsible for the operations of CAPAC
and served as Legislative Assistant on Civil
Rights, Veterans Affairs, Postal Service,
Census and Federal Emergency Assistance.
Since completing his fellowship, he
has served as the State Ethnic Field
Coordinator with the Michigan Coordinated
Campaign for Kerry/Edwards.
n [data]
year awarded: 2003
cornell university
class of 2003
JENNY YANG
Yang graduated from Gustavus Adolphus
College in St. Peter, MN with a B.A. in
Political Science. She spent nine months
in Washington, D.C. in the office of
Congressman Michael M. Honda (D-CA),
the Chair of Congressional Asian Pacific
American Caucus (CAPAC). She assisted
in staffing the Caucus and provided sup-
port where needed. She also researched
and worked on several key legislations
and issues that are affecting the Asian
Pacific Islander communities. Prior to the
fellowship, she worked with Southeast
Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) in
Washington, D.C.
n [data]
year awarded: 2004
gustavus adolphus college
class of 2004
ELIZABETH LEE
Lee served her fellowship in the office of
Congressman Michael M. Honda (D-CA),
Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific
Caucus (CAPAC). She graduated from
Scripps College dual majoring in Economics
and Politics and International Policy.
Following the A-B Frank Horton Fellowship,
Lee was hired by Congressman Honda to be
a Field Representative in his district office
in Silicon Valley. As a Field Representative,
she handled issues related to High Tech/
Telecom, Healthcare, Trade, Civil Rights,
Homeland Security, as well as other issues
important to Silicon Valley. Lee is at UC
Hastings in San Francisco pursuing a J.D.
n [data]
year awarded: 2002
university of california,
hastings college of law
class of 2007
JENNIFER YANG
04.11
DANY KHY
Khy served her fellowship in the office of
Congressman David Wu (D-OR), Chair of
the Congressional Asian Pacific American
Caucus. She assisted in staffing the Caucus.
Khy is from Malden, Massachusetts and
graduated from Brandeis University with
a B.A. in American Studies and History.
Her senior independent research project
was entitled Courage and Resilience: The
Resettlement of Cambodian Women Refugees.
Khy works as a Communications Assistant
for Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-
04) in Washington, D.C.
n [data]
year awarded: 2001
brandeis university
class of 2001
CYNTHIA MARASIGAN
Marasigan is a PhD candidate in the
Department of History at the University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She passed her
preliminary examinations in post-1865 U.S.
history, Asian American history, and com-
parative colonialisms. Her research inter-
ests include U.S. empire in the Philippines
and Filipino immigration to the United
States. Under her A-B Frank Horton fellow-
ship from 2000-2001, Marasigan worked
for Honorable Robert Underwood, the
Delegate representing Guam and the former
Chairman of the Congressional Asian Pacific
American Caucus (CAPAC).
n [data]
year awarded: 2000
university of michigan
class of 2007
DANY KHYELIZABETH LEEUMAIR KHAN CYNTHIA MARASIGAN
04.12
PENNY THUY TRIEU STEPHANIE YU
STEPHANIE YU
Yu received her legal degree with honors
from the George Washington University
Law School in 2002. While attending law
school, Yu served as Editor-in-Chief for
The Environmental Lawyer law journal and
published a scholarly note, The Smart-
Growth Revolution: Loudoun County, Virginia
and Lessons to Learn. Yu is a founding
member of the Dartmouth College Asian
Pacific American Alumni Association and a
member of the Dartmouth College Class of
1997 Executive Committee. Yu has been an
Attorney Advisor with the Department of
the Interior, Office of the Solicitor, since
January 2004.
n [data]
year awarded: 1998
george washington university,
school of law
class of 2002
PENNY THUY TRIEU
Trieu graduated cum laude from Mount
Holyoke College. She worked for Honorable
Robert Underwood, the Delegate repre-
senting Guam and the former Chairman of
the Congressional Asian Pacific American
Caucus (CAPAC). Her responsibilities in-
cluded leading Caucus staff level meetings,
drafting letters, House Floor speeches and
statements, preparing press releases, staff-
ing meetings and briefings on behalf of
the Congressman, and communicating with
Asian Pacific American grassroots organi-
zations. She worked on issues related to
APA communities, such as immigration and
welfare reform. Trieu is working as a deputy
public defender in San Diego.
n [data]
year awarded: 1999
university of california,
hastings college of law
class of 2003
04.13
“It was an honor and privilege to
serve as the first Anheuser-Busch Frank
Horton Fellow. The experience provided
me with the valuable opportunity
to work in our nation’s capital and
strengthened my commitment to a
career in public service. As a Fellow
attending Congressional hearings and
preparing daily Asian Pacific American
Institute for Congressional Studies
briefings, I was able to gain insight
into our public process and realized the
need for leaders in our communities.
The knowledge I gained as a Fellow
motivated me to run for public office
and continues to inspire me on a daily
basis as I work for the best interests of
the people of Hawaii.” - Representative
Nishimoto
REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT NISHIMOTO
Nishimoto became the first Asian Pacific
American Institute for Congressional
Studies’ Anheuser-Busch Frank Horton
Fellow and worked for nine months in the
APAICS office after graduation. Nishimoto’s
beginnings in politics were by chance. A
story in the student newspaper had called
for more student leaders and as a result,
he decided to run for senator on the
University of Hawaii Student Council. This
involvement in student council gave him
his taste of the political arena and from
there, his hunger for political activism
grew. In 2002, Nishimoto was elected to
the Hawaii State Legislature as a represen-
tative for Hawaii’s 21st District: Kapahulu,
Diamond Head. He was re-elected in 2003.
n [data]
year awarded: 1997
representative: 21st district
hawaii state capitol
honolulu, hi
SCOTT NISHIMOTO
Representative Scott Nishimoto, the first
A-B Frank Horton Fellow, with the late
former Congressman Frank Horton in 1997.
04.14
0505. ANHEUSER-BUSCH JASC SCHOLARSThe A-B JASC scholarship is awarded to graduating high school seniors and to
students who are currently attending a college or university to provide finan-
cial assistance to promising students who have demonstrated both academic
excellence and service to the Japanese American community.
JASC: CHICAGO, IL[ Japanese American Service Committee ]
Founded in 1946, the JASC provides comprehensive social services such as
adult day care, home support care and counseling to the diverse community of
the greater Chicagoland area. The JASC is also dedicated to raising awareness
and preserving its Japanese American heritage through the presentation of
educational and cultural programming.
“The Anheuser-Busch JASC scholarship encourages young adults to develop values
to give service and to stay connected to their ethnic communities. We are thank-
ful to Anheuser-Busch for their support and for recognizing the importance of
these scholarships to our community.”
– Jean Fijiu, Executive Director of JASC
2004 Misako Rivera
2002 Jeffrey Tademoto
2001 Kathleen Mitomi
2000 Kristin R. Naito
05.15
05.16
JEFFREY TADEMOTO
Tademoto is a junior at Northern Illinois
University in DeKalb majoring in communi-
cations and pursuing his musical interests
in his spare time. He is a basketball coach
for the Sansei-Yonsei Athletic Association
and volunteers at various JASC functions.
n [data]
year awarded: 2002
KRISTIN R. NAITO
During her years at Whitney M. Young
Magnet High School, Naito was an active
member of the Asian American Club. An
honor student, Naito has a long history of
community service with the JASC, JACL,
and the Sansei-Yonsei Athletic Association.
Naito studied business at the University of
Illinois, Chicago.
n [data]
year awarded: 2000
KATHLEEN MITOMI
Mitomi attends DePaul University in
Chicago and will graduate in 2005 with a
business degree. Mitomi credits the JASC
as helping her in her process of self-dis-
covery as she joins other young people of
Japanese ancestry.
n [data]
year awarded: 2001
MISAKO RIVERA
For four years, Rivera was a member of the
girls swim team at Niles West High School.
In her senior year, she was elected swim
team captain by her coaches and fellow
team members and served as an assistant
trainer helping other student athletes.
Misako participated in track and field,
gymnastics and volunteered at the Midwest
Buddhist Temple and JASC. Rivera is at
Northern Illinois University pursuing her
interest in athletic training.
n [data]
year awarded: 2004
0606. ANHEUSER-BUSCH LEADERSHIP IN ACTION SUMMER INTERNSLeadership In Action (LIA) is a summer internship program designed to de-
velop emerging leaders by providing college students with practical leader-
ship skills and the opportunity to gain hands-on experience working in Asian
Pacific American community organizations. The program takes learning beyond
the classroom, giving students opportunities to gain real-life experience
working with prominent members of the Asian Pacific American community.
LEAP: LOS ANGELES, CA[ Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics ]
Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP) is a national non-profit organiza-
tion founded in 1982 to achieve full participation and equality for Asian Pacific
Americans. Unmatched in vision and scope, LEAP offers leadership training,
publishes original public policy research, and conducts community education to
advance a comprehensive strategy of Asian Pacific American empowerment.
“Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP) is proud to be conducting the
Anheuser-Busch Leadership in Action (LIA) internship program. We are thrilled
that Anheuser-Busch has decided to demonstrate its commitment to community
empowerment and leadership by agreeing to sponsor this program. Our Leadership
In Action interns have an excellent track record of finding post-college jobs
through the connections made from their summer in Los Angeles. We’re proud
that the alumni of our program have come away with first-hand experience of the
current issues facing the Asian Pacific American communities. In our increasingly
diverse country, knowledge of Asian Pacific American communities will benefit
each intern in any line of work they pursue.”
— J.D. Hokayama, Executive Director of LEAP
06.17
2004 LIA Summer Interns 2003 LIA Summer Interns
06.18
2004 LIA SUMMER INTERNS
Julie Carl, University of California, Berkeley Korean Resource Center
Alexander Guevara, University of Missouri Association for the Advancement of Filipino American Arts & Culture
Daniel Han, University of Pennsylvania Asian Pacific American Legal Center
Tristan Hurlburt, University of California, Los Angeles Association for the Advancement of Filipino American Arts & Culture
Mi Hee Jang, Kyungpook National University Korean Resource Center
Amanda Martin, University of California, Berkeley Search to Involve Filipino Americans
Kevin Staub, University of Southern California Japanese American National Museum
Beverly Wong, Seattle University Little Tokyo Service Center
2003 LIA SUMMER INTERNS
Pauline Chow, University of Illinois East West Players
Young Joo, University of California, Irvine Orange County Asian & Pacific Islander Community Alliance
Bryan Jung, Brandeis University Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California
Sherry Jung, University of California, Irvine People’s Community Organization for Reform & Empowerment (CORE)
Lauren Kim, University of California, Irvine Japanese American National Museum
Nancy Lee, Duke University Little Tokyo Service Center
2002 LIA SUMMER INTERNS
Tina R. Bhaga, University of California, Los Angeles Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team
Tami Bui, University of California, Irvine LEAP
Carly Hamaguchi, Smith College Japanese American National Museum
Daisy Belle Morales, University of California, Riverside Association for the Advancement of Filipino American Arts & Culture
Mari Nakano, University of California, Los Angeles Little Tokyo Service Center
Victoria Tung, University of Pennsylvania Asian Pacific American Legal Center
Melanie Ann Tom, University of California, San Diego Little Tokyo Service Center
2001 LIA SUMMER INTERNS
Neel Garlapati, Pomona College LEAP
Jennifer Hsu, Stanford University Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team
Noel Ito, George Washington University Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches
Sherwin Jocosing, University of California, Riverside Visual Communications
Rosalyn Kawahira, Scripps College Japanese American National Museum
Christibelle Villena, University of California, Riverside Association for the Advancement of Filipino American Arts & Culture
Diane Yoon, University of Southern California Korean Youth and Community Center
Thomas Yee, University of Southern California Korean Immigrant Worker’s Advocates
2002 LIA Summer Interns 2001 LIA Summer Interns
06.19
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0707. ANHEUSER-BUSCH ANG LEE FELLOWSAnheuser-Busch Ang Lee Fellows are chosen based on the submission of a
student’s film in their third year at New York University’s Graduate Film School
who has demonstrated artistic ability and financial need.
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY GRADUATE FILM SCHOOL: NEW YORK, NY
[ Ang Lee, Director ]
Ang Lee was the IFP Gotham Award recipient of the Bravo Lifetime
Achievement Award, sponsored by Bravo Networks, on September 26, 2002.
Lee’s The Wedding Banquet (1993) and Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) both
earned Academy Award nominations for Best Foreign Language Film. The fol-
lowing year, Lee made his English-language debut with the Academy-Award
winning Sense and Sensibility. Lee’s 2000 film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
spoken in Mandarin Chinese, received four Academy Awards, earned Lee his
first Academy Award nomination for Best Director and a second Golden Globe
award in the same category.
“In Chinese, the name Ang means peace and harmony. Since graduating in 1984
from the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, Ang Lee has lived up to
that name, reflecting its spirit in almost all of his films. Lyrical yet challenging,
delicate but strong, his works combine the best of East and West, offering beau-
tiful and unique contributions to the cinematic arts. The establishment of the
Anheuser-Busch Ang Lee Fellowship is intended to continue encouraging young
filmmakers to be creative individuals precisely in that mien; intelligent, thought-
ful, sophisticated, as well as driven and highly dedicated. Mr. Lee has set a very
high standard to which our students always hope to aspire; his fellowship will
help them on their way.”
— Christine Choy, Chairman, NYU Department of Film and Television
2000 Ming Lang Chen
1999 Kevin Feng Ke
1998 Michael Sandoval
1997 Susan Chiu
1996 David Zeller-Ford
1996 Marcella Steingart
1995 Ayana Osada
07.20
MICHAEL SANDOVALMING LANG CHEN KEVIN FENG KE
MING LANG CHEN
Chen entered the New York University
Graduate Film Program in 1998 after study-
ing Journalism in Taiwan. In addition to
working on a short film, he is writing a
feature film script and working as a profes-
sional sound designer.
n [data]
year awarded: 2000
location: new york, ny
KEVIN FENG KE
Ke’s feature-in-progress, Lady Shanghai,
was the runner-up of the “Pitch Me
Contest” at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival
and an official entrant of the prestigious
Pusan Promotion Plan at the 2001 Pusan
International Film Festival. The Official
Account (1999) received the Director’s
Guild of America Award for Best Asian
Filmmaker. His film When East Meets East
(1997) was shown on the Bravo Channel
and premiered at the International
Documentary Festival in Amsterdam (IDFA),
the Toronto International Documentary
Film Festival (Hot Docs), and the Singapore
International Film Festival. Ke is develop-
ing features for several major U.S. studios
as well as China’s Beijing Film Studio, under
the guidance of several of China’s Fifth
Generation directors.
n [data]
year awarded: 1999
location: new york, ny
07.21
SUSAN CHIU DAVID ZELLER-FORD
MICHAEL SANDOVAL
Sandoval works as a film director and writer
in New York City. He was hired to direct
the film, Ariana, which was awarded the
“Best Of” festival selection at the 2004
Palm Springs Film Festival. Ariana also won
Best Story and Screenplay at the Arrivano
I Corto Film Festival in Italy. Sandoval’s
documentary, The Good Son, was chosen
for the competition screening at the Berlin
Film Festival. He holds an MFA in Film
Production from NYU and an MFA in Fiction
Writing from the University of Michigan.
Sandoval divides his time between teach-
ing, freelance directing and working as
administrative director of media education.
He is preparing for his first feature to be
shot in the Philippines.
n [data]
year awarded: 1998
location: new york, ny
SUSAN CHIU
Chiu has received numerous awards for her
short films, including the New York Women
in Film and Television Award. Her 25-min-
ute short, Driving Lessons, was featured
at Asian CineVision’s 2002 Asian American
International Film Festival in New York City.
n [data]
year awarded: 1997
location: new york, ny
DAVID ZELLER-FORD
Zeller-Ford has worked as an actor, play-
wright and director. He has several feature
films currently in development, including
Playhouse ’91 (co-written with Academy
Award Winner Raymond DeFelitta) and Two
Feet Deep, a film noir set in seedy 1950’s
Las Vegas. The world premiere of his first
feature film production, Five Years gar-
nered the Best Feature Film Award at the
2002 Victoria Independent Film and Video
Festival in British Columbia, Canada.
n [data]
year awarded: 1996
location: new york, ny
07.22
AYANA OSADA
Osada resides in New York City and is
working in the interactive software and
creative media industry. Her previous
employers include WNET/Channel Thirteen
in New York and NHK Japan Broadcasting
Corporation and TV Asahi in Japan. Osada
received her MFA from New York University
Tisch School of the Arts, Graduate School
of Film and Television in 1997, where she
was the first recipient of the A-B Ang
Lee Scholarship. She received her B.A. in
French Literature from Waseda University in
her native, Tokyo.
n [data]
year awarded: 1995
location: new york, ny
MARCELLA STEINGART
While at NYU, Steingart produced, directed
and shot many award-winning short films
including Thirteen, Underwater, The Trouble
With Louisa, and Meta. Meta (2000) has
been shown at over forty film festivals and
has won the NYU directing award, the Craft
Award for acting and cinematography and
second place at the Wasserman Awards. She
has been nominated by the Directors’ Guild
of America for best female student director
and was a finalist in the Aperture screen-
writing award. She was a researcher and
distribution manager for the PBS documen-
tary Witness: Voices from the Holocaust.
n [data]
year awarded: 1996
location: new york, ny
MARCELLA STEINGART
In 2002, Budweiser sponsored an Industry
Networking Cocktail Party at the Asian
American International Film Festival
held at the Asia Society in New York City.
Pictured here are the Anheuser-Busch Ang
Lee Fellows with actor Yoshi Amao (on the
far right). Amao appeared in the Wasabi
version of the Whassup Budweiser com-
mercial, which was selected as the best
commercial of the year in 2000.
07.23
08. ANHEUSER-BUSCH NORMAN Y. MINETA FELLOWSAsian Pacific American Bar Association Education Fund (AEF) awards summer
fellowships each year to law students from around the nation. The primary
purpose of the fellowships is to allow a fellowship recipient to accept an in-
ternship position with a public interest organization that benefits either the
Asian Pacific American community or the metropolitan Washington, D.C. com-
munity-at-large.
AEF: WASHINGTON, D.C.[ Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund] The Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund (AEF) is a not-
for-profit, tax-exempt corporation established by the Asian Pacific American
Bar Association (APABA) of the Greater Washington, D.C. Area, Inc. in 1993
to engage exclusively in charitable and educational activities. AEF supports a
number of projects aimed at bringing together Asian Pacific American (APA)
attorneys and law students and benefiting the local APA community.
2004 Nicole Tuchinda
2003 Albert Ting
2002 Mustafa Kamal
2001 Yousra Y. Fazili
2000 Rahul M. Shah
1999 Mariju Bofill
1998 Stephen Chen
1997 Arthur Ago
1996 Eugene Chay
08n Left to Right:Anheuser-Busch Norman
Y. Mineta Fellows Eugene Chay, Arthur
Ago, Mariju Bofill, Rahul M. Shah, and
Mustafa Kamal at AEF’s 10th Anniver-
sary in Washington, D.C. in March 2003.
08.24
NICOLE TUCHINDA
Tuchinda is a student at the George
Washington School of Law. With the support
of the A-B Norman Y. Mineta Fellowship,
she helped disadvantaged children with
special educational and medical needs
obtain critical services through a legal
internship at the Children’s Law Center in
Washington, D.C. During her free time, she
lobbies for and decides public policy pri-
orities for the National Network for Youth
and the Mid-Atlantic Network for Youth
and Family Services, a non-profit organiza-
tion that serves and advocates for runaway
and homeless youth. Before law school,
Tuchinda studied medicine at the Johns
Hopkins University of Medicine.
n [data]
year awarded: 2004
george washington university,
school of law
class of 2006
ALBERT TING
Ting interned at the Asian Pacific American
Legal Resource Center (APALRC) in
Washington, D.C. APALRC is a non-profit
organization that assists Asian Pacific
Americans in addressing their legal needs.
During his internship, he worked on the
legal hotline and used his Chinese language
skills to help APALRC clients in matters in-
volving domestic violence, employment and
immigration law. He also compiled a man-
ual to determine whether non-citizen cli-
ents may be eligible for federal assistance
programs. Ting is a J.D. and M.A. candidate
at the American University, Washington
College of Law, Class of 2005.
n [data]
year awarded: 2003
american university,
washington college of law
class of 2005
MUSTAFA KAMAL
As an A-B Norman Y. Mineta Fellow, Kamal
worked as a Legal Intern at Solidarity USA,
a grass-roots civil liberties and human
rights organization in Washington, D.C.
Solidarity USA was formed right after
September 11th to defend the constitution-
al rights of all Americans including South
Asians, Arabs and Muslims. Kamal said, “I
thoroughly benefited from this enriching
experience as a legal intern with hands-on
experience on legal issues as related to
civil liberties in the changing landscape
after 9/11.” A son of a diplomat, Kamal has
lived and studied in Kuwait, Japan, Russia,
Pakistan, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia,
Qatar, and the U.S.
n [data]
year awarded: 2002
university of maryland,
school of law
juris doctor 2004
NICOLE TUCHINDA ALBERT TING
08.25
YOUSRA Y. FAZILI
During the summer of 2001, Fazili interned
at the Department of Justice, Special
Litigation Section, assisting persons to rem-
edy institutionalized civil rights violations
and serious inequities in law enforcement.
As an A-B Norman Y. Mineta Fellow, Fazili
worked for the Department of Justice, Civil
Rights Division, Special Litigation Section.
As an advocate for civil rights with the
unique power to work with police depart-
ments, Fazili positively impacted communi-
ties and affected public policy in a way that
decreased racial bias and anti-immigrant
bias. In the wake of September 11th, the
Department of Justice asked Fazili to be the
contact person between the government
and Muslim and South Asian communities.
n [data]
year awarded: 2001
american university,
washington college of law
class of 2003
RAHUL M. SHAH
Shah was awarded the A-B Norman Y.
Mineta Fellowship for his work with the
American Immigration Law Foundation,
a non-profit organization that advances
the legal rights of immigrants by promot-
ing fundamental fairness in American im-
migration law and policy. He received his
J.D. cum laude from American University’s
Washington College of Law and his B.A. in
Political Science and Asian Studies from the
University of Michigan. He is an Associate
Attorney with Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen
& Loewy in Iselin, New Jersey where he
provides clients with corporate immigra-
tion services and facilitates the hiring and
transfer of employees worldwide. He is also
a member of the District of Columbia Bar
and the South Asian Bar Association.
n [data]
year awarded: 2000
american university,
washington college of law
class of 2000
YOUSRA Y. FAZILIMUSTAFA KAMAL RAHUL M. SHAH
08.26
STEPHEN CHEN
Chen works as an attorney for the
Department of Education’s Office for Civil
Rights in New York. Prior to coming to New
York, he worked in Higher Education at
Emory University, interned at the National
Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium
and drafted legislation at the Senate
Office of the Legislative Counsel. “I have
always had a commitment to working on
issues of civil rights for the Asian Pacific
American community, and receiving this
fellowship enabled me to continue my work
at the National Asian Pacific American
Legal Consortium, as well as encouraging
me in my life-long devotion to such goals.”
Chen says.
n [data]
year awarded: 1998
emory university
class of 2000
MARIJU BOFILL STEPHEN CHEN
“The Anheuser-Busch fellowship symbolizes
an affirmation that the community and those
who care about the community value the
work that activists are engaged in to further
the civil, political, and personal rights of the
underserved.” – Stephen Chen
MARIJU BOFILL
Bofill is the Special Assistant to the
Assistant Secretary of International
Organization Affairs at the Department
of State in Washington, D.C. As an A-B
Norman Y. Mineta Fellow in the Civil Rights
Division of the Department of Justice,
Bofill was deeply involved in address-
ing voting equality in the United States.
During the 1999 Mississippi Primary, she
was responsible for providing oversight for
over ten counties. “Because of these expe-
riences, my commitment to public service
and using the law for equal access and
justice for all Americans has continued un-
waveringly beyond law school,” Bofill says.
n [data]
year awarded: 1999
american university,
washington college of law
class of 2001
08.27
ARTHUR AGO
ARTHUR AGO
Ago is a Public Defender for the District
of Columbia and a supervising attorney/
adjunct professor of law in the Criminal
Division at the D.C. Law Students in Court
Program. He was also a board member of
the Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Educational Fund (AEF). As an A-B Norman
Y. Mineta Fellow, Ago served as a law clerk
as the D.C. Public Defender Service. He
is a graduate of the George Washington
University Law School, where he was an
associate on the Law Review and president
of the Asian Pacific American Law Students
Association. Ago holds a B.A. in English
from Amherst College and an M.A. in Asian
American Studies from UCLA.
n [data]
year awarded: 1997
george washington university,
school of law
class of 1998
EUGENE CHAY
EUGENE CHAY
As the first A-B Norman Y. Mineta Fellow
in 1996, Chay interned at the National
Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium
in Washington, D.C. “The fellowship pro-
vided the means for me to do work that
addressed issues close to my heart and
represented some of the most personally
rewarding work I have ever done,” Chay
says. Chay is the President of APABA-DC
for 2004-2005 and is an Attorney Advisor
at the Department of Treasury, Bureau of
Public Debt.
n [data]
year awarded: 1996
american university,
washington college of law
class of 1998
08.28
0909. ANHEUSER-BUSCH NAPABA LAW FOUNDATIONPRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSEach year, two Anheuser-Busch NAPABA Law Foundation (NLF) Presidential
Scholarships are awarded to law students who demonstrate particularly
outstanding leadership potential to serve the Asian Pacific American
community, as selected from all of the scholarship applicants by the
Foundation in consultation with the President of NAPABA.
NAPABA: WASHINGTON, D.C.[ National Asian Pacific American Bar Association ]
The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association has been instru-
mental in combating hate crimes and anti-immigrant backlash, lobbying
for civil rights reform and advocating diversity in the federal and state
court systems. It represents 40,000 attorneys, judges, law professors and
law students.
NAPABA LAW FOUNDATION[ National Asian Pacific American Bar Association ]
The NAPABA Law Foundation is a non-profit, charitable and educational af-
filiate of NAPABA, tax exempt under IRC Section 501(c)(3). The Foundation
provides financial assistance to Asian Pacific American law students who
have demonstrated academic excellence and social leadership, and sup-
ports the development of internships and fellowships for public and com-
munity service relating to Asian Pacific Americans. The Foundation also
sponsors the annual Thomas Tang National Moot Court Competition which
gives law students an opportunity to enhance and demonstrate their ap-
pellate advocacy skills on legal issues of particular relevance to the Asian
Pacific American community.
“We’ve been honored to have the support of Anheuser-Busch since 1996.
Through this long-standing support, the NAPABA Law Foundation has been
able to recognize and encourage a new generation of outstanding law stu-
dents who exhibit great promise as future community leaders.”
-Nancy Lee, President of NAPABA Law Foundation
2004 Jah-Juin
“Jared” Ho
2004 Juliana Lee
2003 Ming Hsu Chen
2003 Kristine Minami
2002 Juliet Choi
2002 Christopher
Punongbayan
2001 Angela Okamura
2001 Erin Oshiro
2000 Diana May Lin
2000 Michelle Tong
1999 Mariju Bofill
1999 Jihee Gillian Suh
1998 John Hayakawa
Torok
1998 Rebecca Yee
1997 Grace An-Li Lou
1997 Victoria Wong
1996 Gregory Chen
1996 Vida Gosrisirikul
09.29
JAH-JUIN “JARED” HO
Ho graduated from the University of Utah
with an Honors B.S. in Finance and is
pursuing his J.D. at Brooklyn Law School.
Prior to attending Brooklyn Law School, he
served as the project director for the Utah
Commission on Racial and Ethnic Fairness
in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice
System. There, he worked with public and
private legal entities to conduct research
and implement systemic improvements for
the fairness of minority and under-repre-
sented communities.
n [data]
year awarded: 2004
university of utah
class of 2002
JULIANNA LEE
Lee is a student at the University of
Michigan Law School, where she is in-
volved with the Asian Pacific American
Law Students Association (APALSA), the
Michigan Journal of International Law,
and the Institute for Research on Women
and Gender. She was a law clerk with the
National Asian Pacific American Legal
Consortium (NAPALC), where she worked on
hate crimes and race relations. Lee received
her B.A. in Japanese Studies and Economics
from Wellesley College and an M.A. in East
Asian studies from Harvard University.
n [data]
year awarded: 2004
university of michigan,
law school
class of 2005
MING HSU CHEN
At New York University Law School,
Chen was on the Executive Board and a
Senior Editor of the NYU Law Review, a
Robert McKay Scholar, and actively in-
volved with the Asian Pacific American
Law Students Association and the Asian
American Bar Association of New York.
She clerked with the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission and interned with
the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, as well
as the National Asian Pacific American
Legal Consortium. She also interned at
the Asian Pacific American Institute for
Congressional Studies (APAICS), working
with the Department of Justice Community
Relations Service.
n [data]
year awarded: 2003
new york university,
school of law
class of 2004
09.30
CHRISTOPHER PUNONGBAYAN
A graduate of Brown University,
Punongbayan has been active in numer-
ous community and legal organizations. He
has performed immigration work with the
San Fernando Valley Neighborhood Legal
Services where he assisted undocumented
battered women apply for relief under
VAWA and the Catholic Legal Immigration
Network. He also provided legal advocacy
for INS detainees. Punongbayan is a mem-
ber and supporter of three grassroots orga-
nizations: Filipino Civil Rights Advocates;
the Southeast Asian Freedom Network and
Q-TEAM, a queer youth of color social jus-
tice organization.
n [data]
year awarded: 2002
university of california los angeles,
school of law
class of 2004
JULIET CHOI
Choi spent seven years in broadcasting
before pursuing her legal education and
embarking on a career in advocacy for
at-risk children. Among other activities,
she has worked with the National Mental
Health Association, the Federal Center for
Mental Health Services, the child mental
health division of Contra Costa County,
California, Montgomery County, Maryland
and Delaware. She worked as a summer
clerk with the Department of Justice, Civil
Rights Division, the American Constitution
Society for Law and Policy, the National
Asian Pacific American Consortium and is a
former president of her school’s APALSA.
n [data]
year awarded: 2002
university of maryland,
school of law
class of 2003
KRISTINE MINAMI
Minami has been the Director for Public
Affairs for the Japanese American Citizens
League since 1999. In this role, she
was involved in having a school in the
Washington, D.C. area named in honor of
the late former Senator Spark Matsunaga
(D-HI), naming the Seattle federal court-
house for the late Private First Class
William Nakamura, the renaming of “Chinks
Peak” in Idaho, and the appointment of
Stuart Ishimaru to the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission. She is also a
Production Assistant for a local APA cable
TV show, “Ginny’s...where East meets West”
and has worked for the Japan Society
in New York and the Asia Foundation in
Washington, D.C.
n [data]
year awarded: 2003
georgetown university law center
class of 2006
09.31
DIANA MAY LIN
As a student at Pomona College, Lin worked
to establish an Asian American Student
Resource Center and convinced the school
to hire its first full-time Asian American
Studies professor. She continued her ad-
vocacy on issues affecting Asian Pacific
Americans: as an intern at Asian Americans
for Equality; as a Legislative Correspondent
for Senator Carol Moseley-Braun; and at the
Ford Foundation where she was a program
associate for immigrant rights and racial
justice issues. She has an M.A. in public
policy from Harvard University and is a
Public Interest Law Scholar at Georgetown
University. After earning her law degree,
Lin joined the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee
for Civil Rights as a 2003-05 Equal Justice
Works Fellow.
n [data]
year awarded: 2000
georgetown university law center
class of 2003
ANGELA OKAMURA
Okamura has a long history of involvement
and leadership in the APA communities.
While at UC Davis, she formed the Asian
Pacific American Political Association. She
also was a planning board member and vol-
unteer chair of the Japanese Cultural Club,
planning board member of the Asian Pacific
Islander Conference at UC Davis, and a
founding member and chief editor of the
newsletter of the Asian American Student
Association at Cal State Sacramento. For
the last several years she has been working
as a research associate at UC San Francisco.
n [data]
year awarded: 2001
university of the pacific,
mcgeorge school of law
class of 2004
ERIN OSHIRO
Prior to attending law school, Oshiro was
a Judicial Administration Fellow with
Cal State Sacramento. While an under-
graduate, she worked as an intern with
the Asian Pacific American Legal Center in
Los Angeles where she was responsible for
workshops to provide low-income workers,
primarily Chinese and Latino, with informa-
tion about their employment rights. She
played an important role in the historic
Thai garment workers’ case and was rec-
ognized for her efforts and leadership by
APALC, which gave her their Annual Pro
Bono award in 1999.
n [data]
year awarded: 2001
university of california los angeles,
school of law
class of 2004
09.32
JIHEE GILLIAN SUH
Suh is a magna cum laude graduate of
Harvard University where she majored in
Government. At Harvard, she received the
John Harvard College Scholarship and the
Elizabeth Cary Agassiz award for academic
achievement of highest distinction.
Suh was Director of the English as Second
Language tutoring program for Southeast
Asian refugee children, and on the
Executive Board of the Women’s Leadership
Conference. Upon graduating from Harvard,
Suh was selected to be a New York City
Urban Fellow and worked with the New York
City Administration for Children’s Services
where she became Special Assistant to the
Deputy Commissioner of Child Protection.
n [data]
year awarded: 1999
georgetown university law center
class of 2002
MARIJU BOFILL
Bofill is a first generation Filipino American
whose parents emigrated to this country in
1969 and settled in southern West Virginia.
She received her B.A. in Political Science
from Transylvania University in Lexington,
Kentucky where she graduated magna cum
laude. While at Transylvania, she was hon-
ored as a 1996 Filipino American Leader of
Tomorrow. Bofill was a summer coordina-
tor for the Asian Pacific American Legal
Research Center in Washington, D.C.
Bofill worked for Congressman Nick Rahall
(D-WV), the Department of Justice Civil
Rights Division and was a writing tutor
at the Washington College of Law’s Legal
Methods Program.
n [data]
year awarded: 1999
american university,
washington college of law
class of 2001
MICHELLE TONG
Tong has been a strong advocate for Asian
Pacific Americans through her work as an
intern with the Asian Law Alliance while in
college, and as a paralegal for three years
with the Asian Law Caucus. In these posi-
tions, she has assisted Asian immigrants
with issues involving immigration, employ-
ment rights, domestic violence, housing
and civil rights. At the McGeorge School
of Law, Tong was a member and leader of
the Asian Pacific American Law Student
Association, the Unity Board and the Black
Law Students Association.
n [data]
year awarded: 2000
university of the pacific,
mcgeorge school of law
class of 2001
09.33
JOHN HAYAKAWA TOROK
Torok is a candidate for Doctorate of the
Science of Law at Columbia University’s
Law School. He is a board member of the
Asian Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/
AIDS and is frequently a panel speaker on
issues involving legal matters concerning
the Asian American community. Torok has
won numerous awards and fellowships over
the years, but he has never underestimated
what the Anheuser-Busch NLF Presidential
scholarship has done for him: “The finan-
cial support for my graduate legal studies
in American legal history, and the recogni-
tion of my work as part of the Asian Pacific
American Law Students Association cam-
paign for Asian American legal curriculum
and Asian American law faculty hiring were
most helpful and gratifying.”
n [data]
year awarded: 1998
columbia university,
school of law
class of 2001
GRACE AN-LI LOU
While an undergraduate student at
Northwestern University, Lou served as the
president of the Asian American Advisory
Board (AAAB), the Asian American student
union that promotes awareness of Asian
Pacific American social, political, and
educational issues. After working a few
years in the law field, Lou plans to start a
non-profit organization, which will develop
leadership skills in Asian American youth.
n [data]
year awarded: 1997
georgetown university law center
class of 2000
REBECCA YEE
Yee has a long history of social justice work
with marginalized communities of color.
While at UCLA School of Law, she was the
co-chair of the Asian Pacific Islander Law
Students Association. She also was award-
ed multiple scholarships to work at vari-
ous public interest organizations, such as
Public Advocates, California Women’s Law
Center, Asian Pacific American Legal Center
and Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles.
Yee is an attorney at Neighborhood Legal
Services of Los Angeles and continues to
be very active in the community.
n [data]
year awarded: 1998
university of california los angeles,
school of law
class of 2001
09.34
VIDA GOSRISIRIKUL
Gosrisirikul is a shareholder of the law firm
Mondero Rim D’Souza & Gosrisirikul, Ltd.
She concentrates her practice in the areas
of real estate, corporate and immigration.
Before forming the firm, she served on the
staff of the Honorable Donald P. O’Connell,
Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook
County. Gosrisirikul served as the 2000-
2002 National Asian Pacific American Bar
Association Regional Governor and also
served as immediate past president of the
Asian American Bar Association of the
Greater Chicago Area. Gosrisirikul continues
to support students on campus and recent-
ly returned to the University in March 2003
to serve as keynote speaker for the Unseen
Unheard activism conference.
n [data]
year awarded: 1996
university of illinois college of law
class of 1997
GREGORY CHEN
Chen is a staff attorney with Legal Services
for Children (LSC), a non-profit law firm
that provides free legal representation for
minors in several areas of law, including
juvenile dependency, legal guardianship,
school discipline and immigration. Chen
is also LSC’s lead attorney for the San
Francisco Detained Immigrant Children
project which represents children detained
by the INS in immigration proceedings. A
graduate from Harvard University and New
York University School of Law, Chen clerked
for the Honorable Stephen Reinhardt of the
Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals. He
is the author of Youth Curfews: The Trilogy
of Parent, Child and State Relations, pub-
lished in the New York University Law Review
and Elian or Alien: The Contradictions of
Protecting Undocumented Children Under the
Special Immigrant Juvenile Statute, in the
Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly.
n [data]
year awarded: 1996
new york university law school
class of 1997
VICTORIA WONG
Wong became the Public Policy Coordinator
at Asian Americans for Equality, a com-
munity-based organization in New York’s
Chinatown. There, she advocated for hous-
ing and economic development policies to
benefit Asian Americans. She also partici-
pated in the Coro Fellows Program,
a public policy leadership training program,
where she had the chance to observe how
non-profit, private and public sector insti-
tutions impact public policy. Wong would
like to lead an organization that promotes
the rights of Asian Americans and other
communities of color, particularly in the
areas of economic development, housing
and education.
n [data]
year awarded: 1997
university of california berkley,
school of law [boalt hall]
class of 1999
09.35
2002 Competition Winners
First Place Team - $2000 Scholarships
Bradley Harper and Steve Klein
University of Florida,
Levin College of Law
Second Place Team - $1000 Scholarships
Tabitha Hasin and Andrea Curl
Chapman University, School of Law
Best Oralist - $1000 Scholarship
Andrea Curl
Chapman University, School of Law
Best Brief - $500 Scholarships
Bradley Harper and Steve Klein
University of Florida,
Levin College of Law
THE THOMAS TANG NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITIONOrganized by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Law
Foundation and funded by Anheuser-Busch, the competition is in tribute to the late Judge
Thomas Tang, a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. A champion
of individual rights and an advocate for the advancement of minorities in the legal profes-
sion, Judge Tang was the first Asian American appointed as a federal judge and was the
highest-ranking Asian American in the federal judiciary during his 18 years of service on
the 9th Circuit.
2004 Competition Winners
First Place Team - $2000 Scholarships
Mervyn Deganos and Bonnie Lau
University of California,
Hastings College of Law
Second Place Team - $1000 Scholarships
Valeria Garcia and Zheng Lu
Chicago-Kent,
College of Law
Best Oralist - $2000 Scholarship
Anna Mercado
Fordham University,
School of Law, New York City
Best Brief - $1000 Scholarships
Shulamite Shen and Julie Wong
University of California,
Hastings School of Law
2003 Competition Winners
First Place Team - $1000 Scholarships
Julie Kiley and Cindy Nguyen
Loyola University,
Chicago School of Law
Second Place Team - $500 Scholarships
Steven Masada and Benjamin Vandenberghe
University of Washington,
School of Law
Best Oralist - $1000 Scholarship
Benjamin Vandenberghe
University of Washington,
School of Law
Best Brief - $500 Scholarships
Julie Kiley and Cindy Nguyen
Loyola University,
Chicago School of Law
09.36
2001 Competition Winners
First Place Team - $2000 Scholarships
Susan Danial and Zarin Khan
Loyola University, Chicago School of Law
Second Place - $1000 Scholarships
Jenny Hsieh and Jack Chen
University of California,
Hastings College of Law
Best Oralist - $1000 Scholarship
Jack Chen
University of California,
Hastings College of Law
Best Brief - $500 Scholarships
Jonathan Yeh and Anh Nguyen
Seattle University, School of Law
Jenny Hsieh and Jack Chen
University of California,
Hastings College of Law
2000 Competition Winners
First Place Team - $2000 Scholarships
Ali Ozawa and Emmy Wang
Loyola University, Chicago School of Law
Second Place Team - $1000 Scholarships
Jennifer Piel and Greg Blankenship
University of Washington, School of Law
Best Oralist - $1000 Scholarship
Jennifer Piel
University of Washington, School of Law
Best Brief - $500 Scholarships
Ali Ozawa and Emmy Wang
Loyola University, Chicago School of Law
1999 Competition Winners
First Place Team - $2000 Scholarships
Ester Hong and Stacy Bardo
Loyola University, Chicago School of Law
Second Place Team - $1000 Scholarships
Amy Perez and Raimundo Araujo
University of Florida
Best Oralist - $1000 Scholarship
Stacy Bardo
Loyola University, Chicago School of Law
Best Brief - $500 Scholarships
Esther Hong and Stacy Bardo
Loyola University, Chicago School of Law
1998 Competition Winners
First Place Team- $2000 Scholarships
Sandra Chong and Rochelle Hao
University of California,
Davis School of Law
Second Place Team - $1000 Scholarships
Theodore Angelis and
Ahilan Arulanantham
Yale Law School
Best Oralist - $1000 Scholarship
Theodore Angelis
Yale Law School
Best Brief - $500 Scholarships
Stacy Kubert and J. Aaron Jensen
Loyola University, Chicago School of Law
1997 Competition Winners
First Place Team - $2000 Scholarships
Kristin Corl and Grace Wee
Loyola University, Chicago School of Law
Second Place Team - $1000 Scholarships
Greg Ananthasane and Rupal Valishnav
Georgia State University
Best Brief - $1000 Scholarships
Alyson Lewis and Charles Lockwood
University of California,
Hastings College of Law
Best Oralist - $1000 Scholarship
Tim Yusuf
South Texas College of Law
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1995 Competition Winners
First Place Team - $2000 Scholarships
Aditi Dravid, Bonni Richardson
and Kirti Vaidya
University of Oklahoma, College of Law
Second Place Team - $1000 Scholarships
Iris Ferosie and Iraj Namini
John Marshall Law School
Best Oralist - $1000 Scholarship
Nancy Duhon
Emory University, School of Law
Best Brief - $500 Scholarships
Aditi Dravid, Bonni Richardson
and Kirti Vaidya
University of Oklahoma, College of Law
1996 Competition Winners
First Place Team - $2000 Scholarships
Rena Abbasi and Shehnaz Mansuri
Loyola University, Chicago School of Law
Second Place Team -$1000 Scholarships
Tony Cheng and My Hyunh
University of California,
Davis School of Law
Best Oralist - $1000 Scholarships
Rena Abbasi
Loyola University, Chicago School of Law
Tim Yusuf
South Texas College of Law
Best Brief - $500 Scholarships
Tony Cheng and My Hyunh
University of California,
Davis School of Law
09.38
1010. ANHEUSER-BUSCH NAPALC FELLOWS
NAPALC: WASHINGTON, D.C.[ National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium ]
The National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium (NAPALC) works to
advance the legal and civil rights of Asian Pacific Americans through liti-
gation, public education and public policy. NAPALC focuses its expertise
on anti-Asian violence prevention and education, voting rights, immigra-
tion, naturalization, affirmative action, language rights and the census.
NAPALC trains community groups on how to work with the media, monitor
hate crimes and work with government agencies.
“From 1993 through 1999, the Anheuser-Busch Fellowship
program was critical to NAPALC’s ability to train young leaders
for the Asian American community. Each Fellow made equally
important contributions in the areas of anti-Asian violence,
affirmative action, and immigration, and continues to use their
training in their careers to advance the needs of not only the
Asian American community but of all Americans. NAPALC is es-
pecially thankful for Anheuser-Busch’s support of this program.”
- Karen K. Narasaki, President and Executive Director of NAPALC
1998 Gautam Rana
1997 Jacinta Ma
1996 Gwendolyn Yip
1995 Saswati Paul
10.39
GAUTAM RANA JACINTA MA
GAUTAM RANA
Rana is a diplomat with the State
Department stationed in Abu Dhabi, United
Arab Emirates. Rana’s previous job was the
Legal Aid staff attorney position in the
Criminal Appeals Bureau of the Legal Aid
Society in New York. Looking back on the
fellowship, Rana says, “I learned a great
deal from Karen Narasaki, the executive
director of the Consortium, and Jayne Park,
who was a staff attorney at NAPALC while
I was a fellow,” says Rana. “Their con-
summate professionalism and dedication
was an important example to me as the
fellowship was my first job after graduat-
ing from law school.” Rana earned a J.D.
from Vanderbilt University’s School of Law
in 1997, a B.A. degree in International
Relations and a B.S. degree in Economics
from the University of Pennsylvania.
n [data]
year awarded: 1998
vanderbilt university,
school of law
juris doctor 1997
JACINTA MA
Ma works at the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission as a Senior
Advisor to one of the Commissioners.
Previously, she was a Legal and Policy
Advocacy Associate at The Civil Rights
Project at Harvard University where she
primarily worked on desegregation and
diversity in K-12 education issues. Ma was
also Special Assistant to the Executive
Director of President Clinton’s Initiative
on Race focusing on education and civil
rights. She received her J.D. from New York
University and her B.A. from the University
of California at Berkeley.“The Anheuser-
Busch fellowship was important to me be-
cause it was my first job in the area of civil
rights,” says Ma. “It provided me the op-
portunity to learn about civil rights issues,
assist the Asian Pacific American communi-
ty, work with inspiring civil rights leaders,
and develop new skills as an attorney.”
n [data]
year awarded: 1997
new york university,
school of law
juris doctor 1993
10.40
SASWATI PAUL
Paul says her Anheuser-Busch NAPALC fel-
lowship remains “one of the most wonder-
ful opportunities” of her life. Paul was
the first Anheuser-Busch NAPALC fellow in
1993. “My fellowship convinced me of the
importance of a career in public interest
and to be involved with issues affecting
Asian Americans,” she says. Paul then took
a leadership position at the Department
of Labor, rising to senior investigator en-
forcing the rights of pension and welfare
participants and beneficiaries. After seven
years with the agency, she joined the
international law firm Baker & McKenzie
and specialized in employee benefits and
stock compensation. Paul then went on to
White & Case LLP specializing in ERISA and
International Stock Compensation. Since
January 2003, Paul is a proud mother of her
newborn baby.
n [data]
year awarded: 1995
northeastern university,
school of law
juris doctor 1992
GWENDOLYN YIP
Yip is a visiting fellow at the Law
Department of the London School Of
Economics. “The A-B NAPALC fellowship
enabled me to learn about civil rights
and legal issues affecting Asian Pacific
Americans in depth and to meet many dy-
namic APA leaders working to improve their
local communities.” Yip says,“ These con-
tacts have helped me in my own efforts to
make a difference and allowed me to help
others to network effectively.” Yip was
an associate at the intellectual property
firm of Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin &
Hayes, LLP, in Boston from 1997 to 2001.
She received a B.S. in 1986, an M.S. in
1988 from McGill University and a J.D. in
1991 from Boston University.
n [data]
year awarded: 2002
boston university,
school of law
juris doctor 1991
SASWATI PAUL
10.41
1111. ANHEUSER-BUSCH NIHONMACHI FELLOWS
API LEGAL OUTREACH: SAN FRANCISCO, CA [ Asian Pacific Institute Legal Outreach ]
Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (formerly Nihonmachi Legal Outreach)
is the largest social justice law firm serving the Asian and Pacific Islander
(API) communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in 1975, API Legal
Outreach’s primary mission is to meet the multifaceted needs of the API com-
munity in a “holistic” manner by providing the full range of social, legal and
violence prevention services in collaboration with other service providers.
Services focus in the areas of family law, domestic violence, immigration and
immigrant rights, senior law/elder abuse, anti-trafficking, public benefits and
youth violence prevention.
1997 Hien M. Lam
1997 C. Koji Oka
1996 Sindy J. Yun
11.42
HIEN M. LAM
Lam first joined Asian Pacific Islander Legal
Outreach as a law clerk in 1996. Helping
people in the refugee camps with transla-
tion and social services further drew her
to the law. In 1998, Lam was hired as the
new Clinic Coordinator for the East Bay
Asian Domestic Violence Clinic (ADVC).
Lam’s work laid the ground work for estab-
lishing an office and solid presence in the
East Bay. “It was difficult breaking out to
the community as a new group especially
because domestic violence was not yet
talked about in the community. The ADVC
was an important step because there were
no other resources available,” said Lam.
Lam has spent her time as an API Legal
Outreach attorney assisting survivors of
domestic violence and seniors, especially
in the Vietnamese community.
n [data]
year awarded: 1997
university of san francisco
juris doctor 1997
C. KOJI OKA
For most of the past fifteen years, Oka has
worked with children and youth in capaci-
ties ranging from recess coordinator to big
brother, to mentor to coach, to tutor to
chauffeur, to counselor to comedian. With
a B.A. in Social Welfare from UC Berkeley
and his vast experience with youth, he
landed a part-time position which turned
full-time as Youth Project Coordinator at
API Legal Outreach. Oka teaches science to
elementary school students.
n [data]
year awarded: 1997
university of california berkeley
SINDY J. YUN
Yun is a graduate of UC Hastings College
of Law. She received her B.A. from UC
Berkeley. During and after attending law
school, Yun clerked at API Legal Outreach
where she provided legal assistance to bat-
tered women and their children. She also
worked as a volunteer and multi-lingual ad-
vocate for the Asian Women’s Shelter. Yun
serves as a staff counsel for the California
Public Utilities Commission specializing in
telecommunications and energy matters.
n [data]
year awarded: 1996
university of california,
hastings college of law
juris doctor 1997
11.43
1212. ANHEUSER-BUSCH SMITHSONIAN INTERNSHIPAs part of its mandate for “the increase and diffusion of knowledge,” includ-
ing the diverse ideas, skills, and cultures of our nation, the Smithsonian
Institution pursues policies of equal opportunity and cultural diversity.
Smithsonian fellowships and internships are awarded on the basis of these
policies. Applicants are evaluated on their academic standing, scholarly quali-
fications, experiences, the quality of the research project or study proposed
and its suitability to Smithsonian collections, facilities and programs.
The first substantial gift to the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program came
from Anheuser-Busch Companies in 1996 when we were first established. Since
then we have raised over two million dollars but that first generous donation will
forever be cherished.
- Franklin Odo, Director, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program
SUSAN YOON
As an intern at the Smithsonian Insitute’s Office of Public Affairs, Yoon was
invited to work as a part of an initiative to increase awareness and pro-
mote research of Asian American history and culture at the Smithsonian
Insitutution. “I was a part of a team that was making headway into new ter-
ritory and our work culminated in the publication of a research compendium
entitled Asian American Resources at the Smithsonian,” said Yoon.
Yoon graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in Political Science
and attended Harvard Divinity School to receive her Master’s degree in
Philosophy of Religion in 2002. She is working in the corporate law depart-
ment of Wolf, Haldenstein, Adler, Freeman & Herz LLP in New York City and is
planning to attend law school in the near future.
n [data]
year awarded: 1996
12.44
1313. ANHEUSER-BUSCH MINORU YASUI SCHOLARSMinoru Yasui was a prominent civil rights attorney and community activ-
ist in Denver. He intentionally defied a curfew order against Japanese
Americans in 1942 and the resulting criminal case became the first legal
challenge of the World War II internment. Anheuser-Busch honors the
memory of Yasui with a scholarship for promising law students who have
dedicated themselves to public service.
APABA: DENVER, CO[ Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Colorado ]
Organized in 1990, the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Colorado
provides mutual support for Asian American attorneys, judges, law stu-
dents and the general Asian community in Colorado.
2004 Teresa Lee Brown
2004 Jennifer Chang
2003 Sharon Lam
2003 Thai Soo
2002 Sabina Y. Chung
2002 Beodl Lee
2001 Sun-Young Chi
2001 Jerico S. Javier
2000 Vandana
Sharma Koelsch
2000 Churekorn
Ann Sookswat
1999 Seneca Baughman
1999 Anna Frederiksen-
Cherry
1998 Puoy K. Premsrirut
1998 Kara Dawn
Lae-Gae Veitch
1997 Sue Yun Kim
1996 Eugene Kim
1996 Anurag Varma
13.45
TERESA LEE BROWN SHARON LAM
JENNIFER CHANG
Since receiving the A-B Minoru Yasui schol-
arship, Chang studied abroad in Beijing,
China and learned the Chinese legal sys-
tem. She also ran a boutique real estate
management and investment company
located in Denver, Colorado and worked at
The Brookings Institution in Washington,
D.C. for two years researching Northeast
Asia Issues. Chang co-wrote an article
published in Foreign Affairs entitled China’s
HIV Crisis. She holds a B.A. in International
Studies from the University of Washington
in Seattle.
n [data]
year awarded: 2004
university of colorado,
school of law
class of 2006
TERESA LEE BROWN
Brown is serving as a law clerk intern
to Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey of the
Colorado Supreme Court. Her responsibili-
ties include the examination of petitions
for certiorari, preparation of bench memo-
randa, and work on original proceedings.
In addition, she works as a research as-
sistant to Professor Arthur Best, updating
the evidence treatise, Wigmore on Evidence.
Also, as a general editor of the Denver
University Law Review, she has had the op-
portunity to research and write an article
that was selected for publication.
n [data]
year awarded: 2004
university of denver,
college of law
class of 2005
SHARON LAM
Lam will receive her J.D. from the
University of Colorado School of Law in
May of 2005. She graduated with honors
from the University of California, Davis in
2001, with a B.A. in English and a minor in
French and Art Studio. Lam served as the
secretary for NAPALSA during 2003 and as
CU’s Vice President during the 2003-2004
school year.
n [data]
year awarded: 2003
university of colorado,
school of law
class of 2005
13.46
SABINA Y. CHUNG BEODL LEE SUN-YOUNG CHI
THAI SOO
Soo has always been involved in the com-
munity. In high school, he created a
nursing home volunteer program at his
church and now, he has created a volunteer
program at Philips Preparatory Elementary
School. For his continuing efforts, Soo has
received Outstanding Personal Community
Achievement Award by National Asian
Pacific American Law Student Association,
and also received recognition as the
president at the University of Denver Asian
Pacific American Law Student Association.
n [data]
year awarded: 2003
university of denver,
college of law
class of 2004
SABINA Y. CHUNG
Chung received her J.D. from the University
of Colorado School of Law in May 2003. She
received her B.A. from the University of
Chicago. While at law school, she served
as the Vice-President of the National Asian
Pacific American Law Students Association
and as the President of Colorado’s APALSA.
She was also an active member of the
Latino Law Students Association. She is a
civil litigation associate at Spies, Powers &
Robinson, P.C.
n [data]
year awarded: 2002
university of colorado,
school of law
juris doctor 2003
13.47
SUN-YOUNG CHI
SUN-YOUNG CHI
As a recipient of the 2001 A-B Minoru
Yasui Fellowship, Chi worked as the pro-
gram coordinator for the Rocky Mountain
Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN).
RMIAN strives to provide legal representa-
tion and assistance to indigent non-citi-
zens detained in Colorado. Chi’s experience
in working with RMIAN was so rewarding
that she chose to take a position with the
organization after her graduation from law
school. She now serves as the Executive
Director of RMIAN. Chi also serves as the
legal coordinator for the Rocky Mountain
Survivors Center, providing legal assistance
to survivors of torture.
n [data]
year awarded: 2001
university of colorado,
school of law
juris doctor 2002
JERICO S. JAVIER
Javier received a J.D. from the University
of Denver College of Law in 2001 and a B.A.
in Political Science from the University of
Denver in 1998. Javier parlayed the work
that he did for the Asian Pacific American
Law Student Association at the University
of Denver and APABA of Colorado into big-
ger roles at various other local and national
cultural-based organizations. Javier serves
as a Education and Scholarship Director
with the Filipino American Community of
Colorado and as a Youth Representative
of Region 5 of the National Federation
of Filipino American Associations. Javier
has kept in touch with matters involv-
ing the legal community not just through
APABA, but in his new positon as Program
Assistant at I-Legal, Inc., a trial support
firm based in Broomfield, CO.
n [data]
year awarded: 2001
university of denver,
college of law
juris doctor 2001
BEODL LEE
Lee received a J.D. from the University of
Denver College of Law in 2003 and also
holds a B.A. in Linguistics and a Certificate
in Teaching English As A Second Language
from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver,
British Columbia. Lee served as President
of the National Asian Pacific American Law
Student Association from 2001 - 2002.
Born in Canada to Korean immigrants, Lee
is fluent in Korean and French and speaks
conversational Japanese and German. She
is completing an LL.M. at the University
of Denver College of Law and works in
Bankruptcy Law.
n [data]
year awarded: 2002
university of denver,
college of law
juris doctor 2003
13.48
CHUREKORN ANN SOOKSWAT
”It was a privilege and honor to be a recip-
ient of the A-B Minoru Yasui Scholarship.
The scholarship helped me achieve my goal
of becoming an attorney, and now that I’m
living my goal, it’s fulfilling to look back
and see how the scholarship helped me
obtain my law degree” said Sookswat. She
is an associate at Hopkins & Tschetter, P.C.
in Aurora, Colorado. The firm specializes in
landlord tenant law and litigates a variety
of real estate and civil rights issues.
n [data]
year awarded: 2000
university of denver, college of law
juris doctor 2003
daniels college of business
mba 2003
CHUREKORN ANN SOOKSWAT PUOY K. PREMSRIRUT
VANDANA SHARMA KOELSCH
Koelsch received her J.D. from the
University of Colorado School of Law in May
2003 and also received a Master of Science
degree in Hydrology from the University of
Arizona, and a B.S. degree in Geology from
the University of Alabama.
n [data]
year awarded: 2000
university of colorado,
school of law
juris doctor 2003
13.49
SENECA BAUGHMAN
A recipient of the 1999 A-B Minoru Yasui
scholarship, Baughman worked as a legal
intern for the Colorado Attorney General’s
Office and Jefferson County District
Attorneys Office during law school. She is a
staff attorney and law clerk for a Jefferson
County District Judge. A first generation
American and former nurse practitioner
who worked in Germany, Saudi Arabia and
several clinics serving indigent, minority
and imprisoned clients, Baughman hopes to
pursue a career in immigration and forensic
law while continuing doctoral work in in-
ternational studies.
n [data]
year awarded: 1999
university of denver,
college of law
juris doctor 2001
ANNA FREDERIKSEN-CHERRY
Frederiksen-Cherry is an Assistant Public
Defender for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit
in Hillsborough County, Florida. She prac-
tices before criminal circuit court Judge
Daniel L. Perry as a felony trial attorney
representing indigent clients facing five
years to life in prison. She feels truly
privileged to be a voice for those most in
need of legal representation and to protect
against the infringement of the rights we
all share.
n [data]
year awarded: 1999
university of colorado,
school of law
juris doctor 2001
PUOY K. PREMSRIRUT
Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
Premsrirut received her Bachelor’s degree
in political science from the University of
California, Santa Barbara in 1996 and her
J.D. at the University of Denver College
of Law in 1999. Following admission to
the Nevada Bar in 1999, she practiced
as an associate at Jones Vargas. Since
November 2002, Premsrirut formed a law
firm Goodman Brown and Premsrirut in
Las Vegas. She was named one of the Most
Influential Business Women in Southern
Nevada 2002 by In Business Las Vegas. In
2003, Premsrirut was appointed by the
Board of County Commissioners for the
office of Member, Justice of the Peace
Judicial Selection Committee to serve a
four-year term. Premsrirut practices corpo-
rate law, real estate, civil litigation, enter-
tainment and sports law.
n [data]
year awarded: 1998
university of denver,
college of law
juris doctor 1999
13.50
SUE YUN KIM
After receiving the A-B Minoru Yasui
Memorial Law School Scholarship in 1997,
Kim went on to address affordable housing
issues through a public interest fellowship,
assisting in mobile home park investiga-
tions for the Colorado Attorney General’s
office, drafting a consumer handbook for
the City of Boulder’s Department of Housing
and Human Services, and participating in
grassroots legislative efforts to pass ad-
ditional pre-eviction notice procedures.
Following graduation, Kim worked as an
Assistant City Attorney for the Denver City
Attorney’s office and then as an associate
with a small litigation firm. Kim is a judicial
assistant/law clerk for Colorado Court of
Appeals Judge Sandra I. Rothenberg.
n [data]
year awarded: 1997
university of colorado,
school of law
juris doctor 1998
KARA DAWN LAE-GAE VEITCH
Lae-Gae Veitch received her J.D. from
the University of Colorado and her B.A.
in Environmental Conservation, and in
Environmental, Population and Organismic
Biology from the University of Colorado at
Boulder. While attending law school, she
was the Co-President of the University’s
Asian Pacific American Bar Association, the
10th Circuit Representative to the National
Asian Pacific American Bar Association, the
school’s representative to the American Bar
Association, and the President of the Student
Bar Association. Additionally, Lae-Gae Veitch
interned with The Nature Conservancy, the
Colorado Attorney General’s Office and the
Land and Water Fund. She is working at a
small firm in Evergreen, Colorado where she
continues to pursue opportunities to serve
the community.
n [data]
year awarded: 1998
university of colorado,
school of law
juris doctor 2000
KARA DAWN LAE-GAE VEITCH
13.51
EUGENE KIM ANURAG VARMA
ANURAG VARMA
Varma has degrees from the University of
Alberta (B.Comm., 1994), University of
Denver College of Law (J.D. 1997) and the
Georgetown University Law Center (LL.
M., International and Comparative Law,
1999). Since 1997, Varma has been work-
ing as a civil rights attorney at the law
firm of Conlon, Frantz, Phelan & Pires, LLP,
representing over 25,000 African-American
farmers across 35 states in their $1 billion
racial discrimination class action lawsuit
and settlement against the Department
of Agriculture. Varma also serves as
Washington, D.C. counsel and lobbyist for
the American Association of Physicians of
Indian Origin (AAPI), the nation’s largest
ethnic medical association.
n [data]
year awarded: 1996
georgetown university law center
juris doctor 1999
EUGENE KIM
Kim graduated from the University of
Colorado Law School in 1998. Kim has prac-
ticed in the field of Intellectual Property
with an emphasis in patent law with the
law firms of Duft, Graziano, & Forest,
Chrisman, Bynum & Johnson, and Faegre &
Benson in Boulder, Colorado. Kim has also
worked with APABA on the A-B Minoru Yasui
Scholarship committee and the Mentoring
Program for Diversity law students.
n [data]
year awarded: 1996
university of colorado,
school of law
juris doctor 1998
13.52
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund [AALDEF]99 Hudson Street, 12th floor
New York, New York 10013
Tel: 212-966-5932
Fax: 212-966-4303
Website: www.aaldef.org
Asian Pacific American Bar Association Education Fund [AEF]Post Office Box 2209
Washington, D.C. 20013-2209
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.aef-apaba.org
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Colorado [APABA]P.O. Box 3011
Denver, Colorado 80201
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.apaba.8k.com
Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies [APAICS]1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 835
Washington, D.C. 20036
Tel: 202-296-9200
Fax: 202-296-9236
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.apaics.org
Asian Pacific American Women’s Leadership Institute [APAWLI]P.O. Box 2330
La Mesa, CA 91943
Tel: 619-698-3746
Fax: 619-698-5834
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.apawli.org
Asian Pacific Institute Legal Outreach [API Legal Outreach]Formerly the Nihonmachi Legal Center
1188 Franklin Street, Suite 202
San Francisco, CA 94109
Tel: 415-567-6255
Email:[email protected]
Website: www.apilegaloutreach.org
Asian Professional Exchange [APEX]207 East Franklin Avenue, Suite B
El Segundo, CA 90245
Hotline: 310-558-6683
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.apex.org
Japanese American Service Committee [JASC]4427 North Clark Street
Chicago, Illinois 60640
Tel: 773-275-7212
Fax: 773-275-0958
Website: www.jasc-chicago.org
14. DIRECTORY OF PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS
14.53
Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc. [LEAP]327 East Second Street, Suite 226
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tel: 213-485-1422
fax: 213-485-0050
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.leap.org
NAPABA Law Foundation 910 17th Street, NW, Suite 315
Washington, D.C. 20006
Phone: 202.775.9555
Fax: 202.775.9333
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.napaba.org
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Los Angeles, CA 90064
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Fax: 310.312.4224
National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium [NAPALC]1140 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 1200
Washington, D.C. 20036
Tel: 202-296-2300
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.napalc.org
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New York, NY 10003
Website: www.nyu.edu/tisch/filmtv
Smithsonian InstitutionP.O. Box 37012
SI Building, Room 153, MRC 010
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Website: www.si.edu
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